Essential Function

Responsible for the day to day management and development of business processes to maximize sales and gross margin objectives, while managing inventory objectives for specific brands. Develops strategic objectives to ensure long-term sustained growth. This position reports into the Support Center in Denton TX on Tuesdays and Wednesdays each week and working remotely the rest of the work week.

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Primary Duties

• Develops the assortment strategy for the assigned category. Works collaboratively with vendor and brand partners to maximize first to market approach of on trend products, promotional and pricing strategy for the assigned category placement.
• Actively partners with pricing and promotional team to ensure optimal performance against sales and margin. Works collaboratively with the marketing and operations team to ensure a customer first approach to the product strategy. Works collaboratively with the planning and allocation team to ensure ideal inventory levels. Develops and facilitates presentations to all levels of leadership.
• Analyzes and draws conclusions from multiple resources so as to provide a concise, logical merchandising focus. Identifies and promotes new products and trends in a timely manner to maximize sales potential. Identifies and devises profitable exit strategies, including vendor participation, of slow selling items, discontinued items, package changes and poor promotional sell through.
• Creates and owns strong vendor partnerships. Negotiates with vendors to reduce costs, increase margin, special terms, discounts, allowances and payment dating in all appropriate opportunities.
• Develops category expertise through competitive analysis and attends vendor meetings and tradeshow presentations to identify sales opportunities through new products, trends and competitive strategies.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Bachelors degree and/or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years category management experience in related field. Consumer goods and services preferred
• Proven track record of growing categories or leading category growth
• Beauty experience a plus
• JDA a plus
• Experience with leading teams

Competencies / Attributes

• Strong analytical and organizational skills combined with high creative potential.
• Ability to multi task with accuracy.
• Leadership qualities and work ethics that dictate the standards for the department.
• Ability to communicate with and influence all levels of staff.
• Strong negotiation skills.

Working Conditions /Physical Requirements

• The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, retail stores, and residences or commercial vehicles, e.g., use of safe work practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations and traffic signals, etc. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.
• The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items such as papers, files, books, small parts; using a keyboard, driving an automobile, etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.

We offer a competitive salary and outstanding benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, paid vacation and sick days, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement and 401(k) with company match. In addition, associates of SBH may take advantage of our in house salon with complementary services and a varied selection of food options at our corporate campus. Also, featured at our corporate campus, is both a Sally Beauty and CosmoProf Professional onsite store, where associates enjoy a great merchandise discount!